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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66   1219 PM  86    1987  64      2       78       
  MINIMUM         47   1029 PM  25    1928  43      4       49       
  AVERAGE         57                        53      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.29 1959   0.14   0.44     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.19  -0.28     2.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.40                      4.49  -2.09     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      6.77  -2.35     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.7   -6.7      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      35.0   -5.9     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        12     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       298   -137      315       
  SINCE MAR 1    835                      1094   -259     1245       
  SINCE JUL 1   5673                      5925   -252     6552       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         2      5        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         3      4        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         3      4        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1987                    
                                             1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2015.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2015.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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